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Richmondshire road accidents in 1989: crash map and statistics

Police recorded 247 road traffic collisions in Richmondshire in 1989, and 397 people were killed or injured in them. Of those collisions, 11 were fatal and 100 were serious.

Collisions were up 16% on 1988 (213), and casualties rose from 319.

Across all years from 1979 to 2025, police recorded 8,642 collisions in Richmondshire.

District council until April 2023, now part of North Yorkshire. Figures follow the old district boundary.

Collisions in 1989
247
Up 16% on 1988
Casualties in 1989
397
Up 24% on 1988
Fatal collisions
11
4.5% of collisions
Serious collisions
100
40% of collisions

Crash severity in Richmondshire in 1989

4.5% of collisions in Richmondshire in 1989 were fatal and 40% serious, against 2.7% and 32% in Richmondshire from 1979 to 2025.

Collisions by worst injury

  • Fatal114.5%
  • Serious10040%
  • Slight13655%

People hurt, by injury

  • Fatal123%
  • Serious16040%
  • Slight22557%

Richmondshire road accidents by year

Collisions and casualties in Richmondshire, 1979 to 2025

Collisions peaked at 269 in 1998. 1989 is highlighted, with 247, up 16% on 1988.

  • Collisions
  • Collisions in 1989
  • Casualties

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

View as a table
YearCollisionsCasualties
2025104129
202490132
202373106
202285117
202192129
202084109
201999141
201896137
2017134172
2016143200
2015158232
2014154254
2013152217
2012161223
2011146236
2010133196
2009181279
2008207327
2007205287
2006202291
2005251400
2004224416
2003201297
2002226328
2001220334
2000235345
1999258380
1998269400
1997255380
1996265408
1995220324
1994228366
1993231365
1992232336
1991220334
1990253395
1989247397
1988213319
1987174261
1986174265
1985153207
1984166261
1983181242
1982213336
1981216326
1980194292
1979224332

When and where crashes happen in Richmondshire in 1989

Collisions by day of the week

  • Monday33 (13%)
  • Tuesday37 (15%)
  • Wednesday28 (11%)
  • Thursday30 (12%)
  • Friday48 (19%)
  • Saturday34 (14%)
  • Sunday37 (15%)

Collisions by time of day

  • 00:00 to 02:5911 (4.5%)
  • 03:00 to 05:595 (2%)
  • 06:00 to 08:5919 (7.7%)
  • 09:00 to 11:5935 (14%)
  • 12:00 to 14:5953 (21%)
  • 15:00 to 17:5961 (25%)
  • 18:00 to 20:5936 (15%)
  • 21:00 to 23:5927 (11%)

Collisions by month

  • January15 (6.1%)
  • February9 (3.6%)
  • March14 (5.7%)
  • April28 (11%)
  • May14 (5.7%)
  • June26 (11%)
  • July19 (7.7%)
  • August33 (13%)
  • September24 (9.7%)
  • October25 (10%)
  • November19 (7.7%)
  • December21 (8.5%)

Light conditions

  • Daylight183 (74%)
  • Dark, no street lighting48 (19%)
  • Dark, street lights lit15 (6.1%)
  • Dark, lighting unknown1 (0.4%)

Weather at the time

  • Fine, no high winds189 (77%)
  • Raining, no high winds38 (15%)
  • Fine with high winds7 (2.8%)
  • Snowing, no high winds4 (1.6%)
  • Raining with high winds3 (1.2%)
  • Other2 (0.8%)
  • Not recorded4 (1.6%)

Road surface

  • Dry161 (65%)
  • Wet or damp79 (32%)
  • Frost or ice5 (2%)
  • Flood over 3cm deep1 (0.4%)
  • Snow1 (0.4%)

Speed limit at the scene

  • 30 mph61 (25%)
  • 40 mph12 (4.9%)
  • 50 mph2 (0.8%)
  • 60 mph139 (56%)
  • 70 mph33 (13%)

Type of road

  • Single carriageway206 (83%)
  • Dual carriageway35 (14%)
  • Roundabout4 (1.6%)
  • Not recorded2 (0.8%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Who was hurt in road crashes in Richmondshire in 1989

Casualties by road user

  • Car occupant276 (70%)
  • Motorcyclist41 (10%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.5%)
  • Van occupant18 (4.5%)
  • Cyclist16 (4%)
  • Goods vehicle occupant (over 3.5 tonnes)14 (3.5%)
  • Other vehicle occupant8 (2%)
  • Bus or coach occupant2 (0.5%)

Casualties by age

  • 0 to 510 (2.5%)
  • 6 to 1010 (2.5%)
  • 11 to 1518 (4.5%)
  • 16 to 20100 (25%)
  • 21 to 2567 (17%)
  • 26 to 3569 (17%)
  • 36 to 4539 (9.8%)
  • 46 to 5535 (8.8%)
  • 56 to 6523 (5.8%)
  • 66 to 7516 (4%)
  • Over 7510 (2.5%)

Drivers, passengers and pedestrians

  • Driver or rider211 (53%)
  • Passenger164 (41%)
  • Pedestrian22 (5.5%)

Vehicles involved

  • Car323 (70%)
  • Goods vehicle over 3.5 tonnes46 (10%)
  • Motorcycle38 (8.2%)
  • Van or goods vehicle up to 3.5 tonnes20 (4.3%)
  • Pedal cycle15 (3.3%)
  • Other vehicle9 (2%)
  • Bus or coach7 (1.5%)
  • Minibus3 (0.7%)

Source: Department for Transport, STATS19 road safety data

Crash map for Richmondshire in 1989

Map of the last 24 crashes of 1989 in Richmondshire

Use the arrow keys to move the map and the plus and minus keys to zoom.

  • 24 crashes
  • Fatal
  • Serious
  • Slight

Roads in Richmondshire with the most crashes in 1989

The A6136 had the most collisions in Richmondshire in 1989: 30, including 2 fatal and 12 serious.

Roads ranked by collisions in Richmondshire, 1989
RankRoadCollisionsCasualtiesFatalSerious
1stA61363045212
2ndA1274629
3rdA61082735013
4thA6842531114
5thA66203928
6thB627171410
7thA1(M)61001
8thA16731002
9thB62553812
10thB62703611
11thB62743901
12thA66(M)2300
13thA1701100
14thA1711200
15thB12631100
16thB62751100

Towns in Richmondshire: crashes in 1989

Richmond had the most collisions of any town in Richmondshire in 1989: 22.

Postcode districts in Richmondshire: crashes in 1989

DL10 had the most collisions of any postcode district in Richmondshire in 1989: 108.

North Yorkshire and its former districts in 1989

North Yorkshire recorded 3,045 collisions in 1989, and 8.1% of them were in the old Richmondshire district.

Other former districts in North Yorkshire

Latest crashes in Richmondshire in 1989

Of the last 24 crashes in Richmondshire in 1989, 1 was fatal and 13 were serious. The last was on 31 December 1989.

Severity

Richmondshire road accidents in other years